Hadden told Sapa-AFP: “Steve and I have discussed a formula so that the A team will adapt the same shape of game as the Scotland side.”

“So, if someone is required to fly from Canada to South Africa, then they will be up to speed with what’s going on.”

The Scots have a warm-up game against the Barbarians at Murrayfield on May 31, where Hadden will be assessing his attacking options.

He added: “One of the things we need to improve on is our attack and what better opportunity is there than a match against the likes of the Barbarians?”

“It may be harder in South Africa to work on our attacking strategy so we must take the opportunity against the Barbarians which, I imagine, given decent weather conditions, will mean the crowd are in for a real treat.”

“South Africa will be the ultimate challenge to measure how much progress we have actually made and the Churchill Cup is a golden chance for a number of players who may not necessarily be first-choice starts for their pro teams to show what they are capable of.”